The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-30
DUE WEST NEWS ITEMS.
WHAT A wATcHFUL REPORTER SAYS

WHAT A wATcHFUL REPORTER SAYS.
Well Defined Map OF Busy Life In
and About Our Colleges.
DUE WEST March 2s. 1887.
| Mr.. NJ. B. MCGEE spent day In town last
week.
Miss Claudia Ellis came up Friday evening
| rom her school near Turkey Creek.
Mrs. Jane Agnew, Of Donaida. was with rela-
tives and friends day or two the past week.
after their arduous studies in Baltimore.
We are informed that very pleasant ,n; an,
nouncement will be made pubic soon. Just
what II Is eve promised not to tell" -,
| A colored man was in town Saturday Is said
to have seven hundred dollars In bank;
DR.. E. H. Edwards has been connneu 70 MS
room day or two from sickness.
Faint whisperings of picnic greet our
DIR. ]. P. Kennedy who recently graduated
We lift our hat to the council for making
trough places smooth and crooked places
strail mt" in the west end of the town.
Some OF our early gardeners did not "catch
early vegetables.
One OF our young men is committing suicide
gradually by wearing standing collar OF the
Van Buren style Of seventy-fre years ago.
| ranging upwards.
Rev. MIR. Pearson pastor next Sunday.
| Soft days and frosty nights all last week.
Mr.. j. II. Wren goes esto-Apder$on soon to
erect some pretty buildings FOR those people
MIR. Chas. f. Mckay the polite and efficient
treasurer OF our town Is sitting NJ the receipt
OF custom Our taxes are not heavy.
| Moses Miller a c0lored tenaInent on the
plantation Of Mr. W. r. McAdams had his
house destroyed by fire Inst Thursday.
We wonder what has become OF the scheme
devised several months ago to build tram
way from Due West to Donalds
Mrs. Matte Haddon Nabors. OF Laurens
county, Is visiting her mother, MRS. Haddon'
and other numerous relatives In and around
Mr.. Lee Miller. son of Mr.. Jno. T. Miller: re-
turned from Lexington, Ky, last & ThorsdnEy, los ;E
Business College located there.
| The pretty warm days OF last week Induced
the ladies out on the streets. The buby In Ills
0HWad We snderstand @ and that In one Of our town farmers
will nol plant seed OF cotton this year. Inat
his crop will be corn only-what change!
! Gen. Sherdon Is writing his memoirs OF tne
war. Isn't IL about time that the Generals
were taking back seat to give Sam Jones
old "Colonels" q chance.
It is tact not generally known M that the the
SmHn S rsgsteg gafe Pess e ss sn5s lis
A shower OF rain would receive hearty
welcome about this time.
| Rev. T. B. Stewart will preach at New Hope,
Fairfield county. 8. G., next Sunday: His re;
ply to the invitation 10 preach for those good
people was "wired" to them on Saturday:
The citizens in the neighborhood Of Union
Academy are having the Word expounaea 20
them quite often by the young men OF the
Seminary. Rev. B. II. Grier preached for
The The Literary Club meeting at Mr.. R. S. Gal.
most pleasant OF the season. The next Will De
held at J. N. Youpg's at the regular time;
| Tho mansion OF Lorenzo JACKSON ls Delng
| rapidly pushed to ocompletion.
fhe Electric Polish man was In town last
week cleaning up the dirty glass ware-tar5ishh,
! ed silver and other corroded articles: Slcn
fellows usually reap nne harvest IN Due
West for we bite at all Of 'em.
For the benefit Of our German inhabitants
we mention the fact that EmpQrer Nla{na
was ninety years old last-Seek
I >ffi00T tIkS the warm weather Is approach Ing,
haIless, It is an opportune time for some one
to show how much the said boomers" are ap-
preclated BY presenting each OF them with a
new style hat.
collected, q new public well Is being dug, and
an election for new town council Is ordereo
for the 7th Of April-all In one week-"on-
II is ant TO Zee any monument towards
selEsustenance on the part OF our farmers.
Not long since we saw several barrels OF hen
mixed with equal parts OF earth, drilled in as
guano, makes cotton equal to the pure Preri-
Wan.
One Of our young bachelors was seen recent:
ly with q mouse trap in his hand. Some OF
bis friends are anxious TO know II he proposes
| to make pets OF the little QuadrupedB. "All
the bread am cheese" &C.
franklin j. Moses, lcentious pronigate
that dlsgraced the Gubernatorial chair OF this
State. lies remorsefully lanquishing In an
A Representative @ Of Mr.. ]. c. Peoples Of An
derson drove spanking pair or bays through
our streets last Thursday.
Mr.. Jesse P. Hardness, the only professional
baseball player from South Carolina spent q
day last week ut Anderson.
tenderly nursed In the lap OF Spring. 1t stays
longingly wlthus.
MI. Holman, agent for the Stage patent cof.
fee pot has recently canvassed our Town;
! 1t has been suggested that our merchants
ought 10 pass around the dead beats" who so
frequently on fair promises get short credits
Mr.. Samuel Agnew displaysa group Of illus
MIR. NJ. M. Clinkscales Is back from Blrming-
ham and says it's a good place to make mon-
ey.if you've got big capitaL -, .. ,.s.
Friday night the boys. ought to read Bret
HarLe's "Heathen Chinese" We think they
would then quit playing cards.
prospective gold mine. He expects to have
map made or the grounds, form mining
aay and put stock on the market at an
It is as astonishing as It is regretful that
men Of average intelligence will so far ferget
| themselves rs to chew tobacco In the house OF
| God and spit 30 disgustinSy over the hoor as
was done fast Thursday night In the Baptist
church. Cuspidores have been thought to be
useless piece OF furniture where rehner
and church growing people dwell: ,,,
or the twelve prizes given In the Medical
Department Of the University OF Maryland,
at the recent commencement. only went North
of Mason and Di1on's line. The first honor
came not only to South Carolina, but to Due
West. DR.. E. w. Pressly was the happy re-
The many friends Of Hon. W.. E. Barmore
will be pleased to learn that he has so much
recovered from his recent Illness TO be able 10
Mr.. Barmore is one OF our most progressive
farmers His complete restoration to health
Is hoped for by all who know him..
Col. j. +. Calhoun has received letter from
the ladies of the Calhoun Monument Associa-
tion asking that one or moro OF his daughters
participate in the unveiling of the Calhoun
Mon nument In Charleston; on the 2Ssh OF ARrii: !:
more than likely the young ladies will attend
and act as unveilers.
A little over year ago Children's Misslona.
Associate Reformed Church. By careful cul.
ture and earnest work the number OF socletles
is now about eighteen. These are pledged to
give annually sa35-the most OF which has
Deen pQlu. w I'LL luis ouO OA Iio do-
tive missionaries in Mexico Is supported.
This Is certainly credltable to the little ones,
and should encourage Others to wake up to
their duty In this matter and contribute their
mite to the conversion Of the heathen. All
praise to the children who have done SO we'll.
B. C. D.
The Abbeyille Rifles In Charles ton.
The following named members OF the Afbe
VILE Rifles have signitied their intention 10
20 to Charleston on the 26Lh Of April to wit